House Of Syn

Soooo i had the error   “DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL tcpip.sys”

along with a nice little BSoD which made me feel warm and fuzzy inside this
would happen everytime i launched Team Fortress 2 now after much
Annoyance and working out i found a list of things it could be
(before i analysed the minidump of it) and they were:

Faulty memory

Hard disk isues

Graphics card driver

Network card driver

Network card hardware

Power issue

Page file issue

PEBKAC

So as you can see it could be a various amount of issues

that’s if you look at various forums

(i found out that it was in tcpip.sys from the memory dump)

Now AFTER analysing the memory dump i found a solution that *SO FAR* seems
to work, (tested a few times) so with out further adue there is the solution:

// Begin solution

Open up a command prompt ( Start–>Run–>cmd )

“netsh int ip reset c:\reset_tcpip.txt”

Reboot after running the command and it should fix the issue

// End solution

Now i only noticed a slight problem with the issue which was i had to then
set the IP address again as it wiped the IP address information from the TCPIP settings
But after setting it back the problem was rectified.

So i hope this was able to at least help one of you guys and remember if you have any issues
topics you want discussed to just drop me an email at

phate [at] houseofsyn [dot] com

So I finally decided to give my Windows 7 RC a run on my ASUS Pro50SR laptop after running it perfectly fine on my desktop PC.

Installed Windows 7 Ultimate (RC) x86_64 and it detected all my devices automagically… or so I thought.

First problem I noticed trying to use my webcam. The image was upside down, couldnt find anyway to fix the problem. So I decided to download drivers for my webcam directly from http://support.asus.com this didnt really help.

The image was still upside down, how did I fix it? Download the drivers like I had done and edit the file snp2uvc.inf search for “HKR,DefaultSettings,Flip,0×00010001,0″ and replace the last 0 with a 1 so it becomes “HKR,DefaultSettings,Flip,0×00010001,1″. Do the same for “HKR,Settings,Flip,0×00010001,0″. Save the settings, exit and run the install excutable (not actually called install.exe).

After making this change Windows bitched it could not verify the signature of the driver. Click install anyway and reboot… TADA! Your webcam should now work perfectly.

Now for the sound problems, sound works… but it sounds like a bad poorly tuned radio crackling and spitting at you. The drivers from ASUS for the realtek HD audio devices this laptop uses actually makes the problem worse. Only solution i’ve found so far is to download and install the Windows Vista x86_64 drivers, and run the install in compatibility mode for Windows Vista SP2. Now your audio should work perfectly.

Hope that helps. If anyone finds a solution as to why Linux seems to hate this laptop and freezes randomly let me know in the comments or email me directly.

arcanum [at] houseofsyn [dot] com

EDIT: Drivers for the Asus laptop can be found at http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Well i had a few issues with Amarok 2 and KDE …namely libmysqld.so.0 couldn’t be found…and the cause? I’m an idiot…yup you heard it right…the obvious solution (i’m on gentoo) was to

emerge -C mysql
emerge -C amarok

…this will of course remove both mysql and amarok, i then done

emerge mysql
which naturally installed mysql
followed by
emerge amarok

which then was happy that the dependancy was satisfied installed without issues…now even though i googled relentlessly and found no decent solutions i figured i’d follow logic for a change..so incase you’re having the issue this should fix the problem ( make sure you done an emerge –sync before hand though so the repository is up to date)

Hopefully i’m not the only one stupid enough to not realize this..and in that case …you’re welcome.

A friend had a linux issue with SiS190/SIS191 on his laptop ASUS Pro 50 series (SR)
Where the network would resolve by ping but not ping the computer, This is due to a memory issue
and a easy work around is by limiting the memory to 3gb you can do this (with most)
on the kernel load type “kernelname mem=3G” where kernelname is your kernel…in this case it was “gentoo mem=3G” i think the issue has been fixed in the later kernels but the work around allows you to get your network up and update it. … You’re welcome. after passing the memory limitation to the kernel
setup as usual
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.222
route add default gw 192.168.0.1
echo “nameserver 192.168.0.1″ > /etc/resolv.conf

Note: the IP may vary depending on your network setup
also, i’m not held liable if you’re an idiot and screw something up

Well as you know it’s been like a month between my last post roughly
and the reason behind that is quite simply i’ve been busy with some projects
and didn’t really think anyone read it…since of course i’ve found out otherwise
via some supportive comments/emails and to those of you who do, thank you.

now enough formalities lets get to some news, i’m considering having a series
of video reviews of linux distributions and/or software aiming at an unbiased
non corporate opinion of a distribution..this idea came to me last night when
i was browsing and looking for a decent linux show and found nothing real great
(and by great i mean a show that isnt comercialised to all hell and featuring guys who seem to get laid less than me)

Other news i have been lazy with the site and couldn’t do graphics design to save my life
(as frequent as a scenareo whereby you have to make a banner or you’ll die is.)
But i anticipate getting some more development done as i’m implementing more available
access to a local webserver on my network for easy testing before commiting

On a side note i realised having a ‘code book’ is the most brilliant idea ever..i was sitting
in a room getting my construction white card when i thought up this code:

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

if(date(”YmdHis”) - $Msg_ID[1-14]) <= $x){

echo “Unable to send message, max interval $x seconds”;
} else {
mysql_query(”update and commit message to SQL”);
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Naturally its between php and pseudocode but basicly it allows me to stop spam by doing a a comparison
with the Msg_ID, allows no Msg_ID collisions or stops it from ever running out and pretty much eliminates
captcha (as user is authed and can only send 1 per 20 seconds (Depending on what value x is set at)
using a variable rather than a set amount allows me to set security settings ie; someone exploiting the script
i can increase the time to 999999999 for instance thus stopping messages being sent for a large period of time
till the issue is sorted….Basicly i have 2 code books now, 1 pocket one and 1 i bought the other day because i
forgot my original, its actually a great resource for information i’d say approximately 40% of my problems
are solved via pen/paper coding.

Anyway ill try and commit more frequent updates, bye for now

P.S; I still hate apple.

After my last rant about the lack of domains or accounts i felt it would be a better idea to increase the duration i have this domain that of which being 9 more years…Lets hope the domain doesn’t last longer than me, also on a simliar note i came across a Godaddy promo code for 30% off domains …specifically .com renewals and .com registration which was nice since it brought the price down from around $127 to $90, anyway the code was ment to be expired but worked so i assume they upped them…anyway…here it is: Wallet30

Now its been a long time since my last post so i figured i’d jump in with a long post, enjoy.

It seems with the ‘new age of the internet’, And by that i mean the last 5 years where idiots actually learned how to use a computer, operate their phones and operate their ipods…i mean seriously…its got 6 buttons, provided you don’t press the same once there is 12 fucking combinations of things to press…is it just me or has the world gotten more stupid because of the use of technology.

Some companies choose to outsource their staff for disabled staff to simply reduce costs ( They get disability thus greatly lowering the threshhold in wish they need to be paid legally) But it seems everyone is outsourcing their minds, i mean load them up with propofol and drift them out to the ocean watch them suck each others dicks for a wireless signal only to realise they cant operate their cellphones and ipods to pass time till they die..Now where was i …oh yes the internet, in this new age it seems everyone has a myspace a twitter, a facebook, a youtube, The irony being it seems the most popular sites are those in which people can communicate…with each other and make friends…That reminds me of something else i heard about a while back hmm….

What was it…Oh that’s right…THE REAL FUCKING WORLD where the benefits outgo getting a ladyboy singapore dancing on cam. It’s not just those people who bother me…i mean we’re all a sea of people searching for purpose or place, Now sure there are some people who are self important enough to need noone else (Assholes.). But enough of that..it just brings me to my bigger issue, Names, Now have any of you looked for a name of anything, usernames, domains etc, it seems everything including “Hi-Im-113225353298422323a-self-loving-wanker-who-wants-women-im-44-from-india.com” it’s getting to the point every country, city, etc requires its on .extention…I WANT MY OWN PEN.IS VAGI.NA domain!

Which gets me to the good old IPv6 …Wow..we can now house the poor people from a place i’ve never herd of with internets! Wooo!! Long gone are the days where you can think up 1 good domain name…and enter it..and its open..ON ANY LEVEL .NET/.ORG/.COM EVEN .TK. Back to the social networking…in itself doesn’t it seem a bad idea overall, think of it from a logical point of view “Hey lets make a site…where you can give your full name, email, age, date of birth, you can list all your favorite movies, favorite colours, Family ..infact why not be able to add your family and friends…and arrange them by who you think is more awesome..but it’s okay..we wont have it show your password…and if you forget your password…We can have a secret question that we’ll show you!  “. Now seriously..How many people sat there and thought “for a secret question lets not include ANYTHING MENTIONED” and you can just tell they’re all going to complain that their accounts were ‘hacked’.

Long story short, we’re all alone..and we deserve it.

Well some of you may know my old mobile got disconnected ( forgot to add credit and the capitalist phone company didnt bother to tell me) So this is about where my story begins

I purchased  1 ’starter kit’ (Which contains a sim card with approx $0.15 credit on it) Now i was told i can activate online…so i thought “well might aswell, then ill call up and set it up with my old number”.

So i did..and the next morning it was activated, i called them approx 10:30~11:00am…to find out they’ve outsourced to india  which wouldn’t bother me other than the fact you cant understand them..its like employing someone with a speech impediment as helpdesk…it will fucking annoy people Anyway..back to my story..So i called up, went through the whole proceedure of automated voice service for it to only fail …then i wait another 15minutes on hold just to finally speak to an indian who said “If your phone is activated already we cant…however if its not we definately can” so i said to him “So if i were to buy a new simcard…call you up when i get it, you without a doubt could set it up with my old deactivated sim’s number?” and he said “Yes” (i find it best to confirm this because otherwise you get overly screwed around) So i said “Alright..i guess im going to buy another” and hung up after his prewritten message “Thank you for calling blah, Have a great day”, Now that went relatively smoothly…so i thought i’d get the simcard then to save any issues, so naturally i had no method of transport so i walked down the shop which is an easy 30minutes including lights,i get to the shop and politely ask Kate (the woman attending the cigarette counter where its sold) if  i could get the starter kit (Which i bought the day before) to which she said “No, i don’t believe we do” so i said “are you sure…you did the other day…in that draw infront of you.” so she looked in the draw and said “Oh i guess we do”, so i then go to purchase it and she asks “Do you have  your licence on you i need some id to purchase it”. Now being a sim card you have to activate with a drivers licence i figured it would be stupid it needing to be sold with it. So i said “No” and she said “Well you need it.” so im like “Fine…ill be back..” So i walked back home ….got my licence, walked back and then approached the counter where some guy was serving a lady cigarettes…i asked him for the starter kit at which point he explains to me he cant do that which begs the question..how much more deadly are simcards that someone can sell you smokes but not a simcard…Anyway he gets Kate (the person who served me before) and with my licence in my hand i ask for it, She gets it out and checks the draw and instantly says “OH GOOD NEWS! You may not have to fill out the form after all, we don’t have any!” to which i  mutter “figures” purchase the card and walk back home…at which point i was slightly hot and flustered due to being screwed around a fair bit. So at approximately 1pm now i call back to activate my new sim with my old number, i go through the automated system that fails tragicly, i get put on hold, then finally i talk to another person (indian of course) Who i mention that the previous guy said i can activate my new sim with my old deactivated number…He asks me for some information then tells me “Sorry sir we cant activate your old sim card as it was deactivated” to which more annoyed i say “I’m not asking you to do that, i’m asking you to activate my new sim card with the old number”  which he says “No we cant do that” so i replied “Another of your representatives told me you could” and he said “No..Sorry” and this time as he was spewing out his pre proccessed generic message i hungup on him

Long story short, overall people are ill informed wankers, If you’re going to outsource your staff make sure they speak english well and know what they’re fucking capable of, And if you are  put in a situation where you’re serving customers in anyway CHECK your resources before you screw them around.

Alright,  it’s now 1:56am…And it happened again…I don’t know what….but it did, i was sitting right here…and had a bit of nostalgia for my past (friends, etc)

And then instantly noticed i’m missing something…i don’t know what it is either…it’s driving me insane, it could be as simple as its a saturday night and i’ve nothing better to do but code but this has happened before…infact often does…i get into a mood like “You know what…i should do something such as go out” at an illogical time that would just serve to be redundants in my effort to gain whatever i’ve lost, I think i need to get out more or something… I mean i don’t code as much anymore and its not that i cant think of a good project its that i think of one…then stray off like a 13 year old with ADD at a strip joint…And the painfull thing is although i should organise my time better then it would probably add to my constant OCD.. Oh and on that note i’d like to say my OCD has gotten better…i now dont have to unplug the jug  from the powerpoint and turn it off….Namely because someone hooked up a toaster to the powerpoint next to it and if i try and turn it off i’ve a fairly strong theory that it will infact electricute me…and with that i don’t have to test the hotplates for heat…i figure if im going to burn to death anyway i probably deserve it for not turning off the toster…so that brings me down to 2 main issues, Having one centeralized light on for the sake of keeping an eye out for marauders and having to double check the front and back doors….but that seems reasonable..noone ever things of protecting themselves from getting raped and murdered till it happens..And to be honest i think there is a strong likelyhood of some sex crazed killer homosexual with a sexual inclination to Fred Flinstone look alikes to kill me.

Now being a bit of a gaming nerd i’ve played a few mmo’s, Anarchy online, Runescape…but now my choice MMO is World of Warcraft…and you can’t help but notice at times how pointless the efforts are, i mean it kills time…and is somewhat entertaining…but at what cost, i feel i don’t really code as much as i did before half these games,. Some times i’ll have to check in the mirror to see if i’m turning korean, i think the major issue is you’re generally playing a monthly fee in most of them so by that you feel obligated to play as much as possible in order to get your moneys worth, “Yes i justify paying $15 a month because i play x hours”. You know what i would like a client server relationship that merely syncs, sure it would be open to people “hacking” it, but atleast then you wouldnt need to be online for it, more ease of play and freedom ah well, atleast with this i have my development of the site with it

p.s: if you’re wondering why this may not make a great deal of sense i’m running on no sleep